[Management Of Pelvic Ureter Lithiasis At The Gabriel Touré UHC Urology Department].

PURPOSE: To study the cases of pelvic ureteral stones in our daily practice and to discuss the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

We performed a descriptive retrospective study of 37 cases of patients with pelvic ureteriasis. These files were collected in the Urology Department of Gabriel Touré Hospital in Mali from 30/01/2014 to 31st December 2017. For each patient we studied: age, sex, clinical, para-clinical and therapeutic aspects.

RESULTS

We had 37 cases. The average age of patients was 41.86 ± 12.58 years with extremes of 22 and 72 years. The average consultation time was 2 years +/- 1year1 / 2 with extremes ranging from 4 days to 9 years. Urinary schistosomiasis was the most common medical history (6 cases). The clinical symptomatology was dominated by nephric colic. The ASP / Ultrasound pair allowed diagnosis in the majority of cases. The treatment was surgical in all cases.

CONCLUSION

Extracorporeal lithotripsy and ureteroscopy are currently the gold standard in the treatment of these lithiases. Open surgery remains relevant in our epidemiological and socioeconomic context. Although it is the most traumatic surgical technique, it has the advantage of being able to extract the lithiasis in one single step and correct any associated urological abnormalities.